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Police: Shoplifter tossed goods while fleeing

SOUTH BURLINGTON – Two women were arrested in South Burlington Friday after a report of a possible shoplifter fleeing the University Mall, police said.

South Burlington police said Emily King, 32, no known address, tossed merchandise out of her bag as she ran from mall security police.

The merchandise was later determined to have come from Bon-Ton, police said.

When officers attempted to take King into custody, she reportedly resisted arrest but was eventually placed in handcuffs, and lodged at Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility with bail set at $500. She faces charges of retail theft and resisting arrest.

Later, mall security reported a possible accomplice was back at Bon-Ton.

Officers attempted to talk to the female, identified as Michelle West, 38, of Colchester. She was belligerent and uncooperative, police said.

Michelle West(Photo: Courtesy photo)

Police said West was acting aggressively toward an officer and resisted being taken into custody. Officers were unable to determine if West was involved in the earlier retail theft.

She was lodged at Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, with bail set at $750.